General School News
Working with ChildrenCheck-WWCC https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-organisations/working-with-children-check
WWCC - it is a requirement that ALL PEOPLE (including parents) who spend time working with children in classrooms or volunteering in the school have the following:
Working With Children Check - on line application - lasts five years.
We are asking that those parents who do not have a Working With Children Check please take steps to obtain one. If you already have one, please notify the school of your WWCC number and your date of birth for verification.
Canteen Menus
In Term 2 & 3 the Canteen will be serving their delicious Winter Menu. Please see attached. The canteen will be serving SPECIAL ONLY ITEMS during the winter months. TUESDAYS are Hot Dog Days and WEDNESDAYS are Cheese Burger Days. These two items will only be available on those days. All orders close at 9.30am each morning.
Attendance
Parents are asked to inform the school if their child is absent from school. Please contact the school by phone, email, compass attendance note. A SMS reminder will go out if a student absence is not recorded by 11am. stmadmin@arm.ctholic.edu.au
Being on time for school is really important. At the beginning of the day, teachers set the plan for the day and give reminders. We ask that families make every effort to be on time. Students who arrive after the bell must sign in at the Front Office.
Afternoon Process
Buses are loaded at 3:15pm.
Children being picked up are collected from Rusden Street from 3:15pm - 3:30pm (please make sure your children are collected by 3.30 pm. If you are unable to collect your child by 3.30 pm please consider using our After School Care service run by Esteem Kids.
Top Gate
Please be advised that the top gate (Dangar St) will be open each afternoon for children to be collected. Please note that only students with a parent waiting at the gate will be allowed to leave via this exit. Children who are riding their bike will also be allowed to leave via this exit. This gate is opened at 3:10 pm and closed at 3:25pm and students who have not been collected by this time will be sent down to the Rusden St exit to be collected. Children walking home MUST exit via the Rusden Street exit.
Clothing Pool
We are able to open the Clothing Pool by appointment only on Friday mornings. Please contact the school office on 6772 4441 or smaadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au to book a time for Kylie to show you what is available.
Please make sure that you check and label or re-label clothing items so we can return items to their owners. Also please remember to rename items purchased from the Clothing Pool - if the previous owner's name is still on it, we will send it home with them!
We continue to find many items of unlabelled uniforms, often brand new, in our lost property baskets. It is impossible to return these items to students and unnamed items are donated to the clothing pool.
Contacting the School & Your Child's Teacher
Teachers welcome contact from parents, if you need to talk with staff please either contact the class teacher by phoning the school – 6772 4441 or email the school on stmadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au.
Arriving Late or Leaving School Early
PLEASE NOTE that all students arriving late, or being collected early for an appointment, MUST REPORT to the Office to be signed in or out by a parent /guardian.
Parents please note that students are not to be collected early from school unless they have an urgent appointment. School finishes at 3:10pm.
Compass entry is not required for partial absences (eg late arrivals or early pick ups). When you bring your child into school or pick them up, entering the arrival or departure in the Foyer Kiosk explains their absence.
School Office Hours
The school office is open from 8.30 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday during term time.
School Photos
Wonder Recycling Rewards
St Mary's will be participating in this program again this year in Term 2. Start collecting your bread bags now! We will let you know when we have a collection box at school for you to deposit your bags in.
